The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-09


altogether remarkable, and, together with
perfect phrasng and a real appreciation of
the music which he performed, made the
recital one long to be remembered in Mont
pelier
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(vt) post-office February ., 1887;
Miss Addle l.. Clark, w. Nj. Mansfield,
SGra MTs q GilmoTe, n oneu NWTP. NWTP. Murray Murray
Miss Carrie l.. Smith, +. H. Pardee,
II. G.. Chase, James Preston,
Napoleon Edmond, 5. Peterson,
Joseph Gauthier, George A. Williams.
Parties applying for any of the above must
say " advertised" " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING. Postmaster
THE Boston papers state that Charles A.
Hibbard of Cambridge Mass, one of the
slightly injured persons in the Woodstock
bridge disaster, who spent Sunday and
Monday and a part of Tuesday in town, is
wanted in Cambridge on the charge of EN-
bezzling 5000. Hubbard left the Pavilion
shortly after dinner yesterday, after paying
his bill, and said that he was going " down
town to get some cigarettes. As he was
not seen afterwards at the hotel it is in
ferred that he has " skipped to Canada"
E. e. JosLYN, formerly of this place, has
purchased the hotel at Moretown, which
will hereafter be known as the Central
House. Having subjected the building to
a thorough renovation and having to some
extent refurnished it, it is Mr.. Joslyn's in-
tention to keep first-class house in every
respect. The table will be supplied largely
from his own farm and, with Mrs. Joslyn
in charge of the culinary department, will
be one of the prominent attractions of the
new hotel, A series of social dances will be
given by Mr.. Joslyn during the present
season,
OWING to circumstances which are more
or less directly the result of the accident at
Hartford, the Owl club minstrels of st.
Adams have decided to postpone their visit
to Montpelier one week, and will appear at
Blanchard Opera house on Saturday even
ing of next week, February 10Th, instead of
February 10Th, the date first announced.
This will give those who had any idea of
not attending the entertainment ample op-
portunity to change their minds and join
with the very large majority who are going
anyway in giving the visitors " rousing
house"
MoNTPELIER's day of winter sports has
not been determined upon as yet, but will
have to be postponed until after the Bur-
lington carnival. There was some talk of
setting apart Friday of this week, but the
peler & Wells River railroad makes it
seem advisable to postpone the festivities
until the officials are more at liberty to CO.
operate with the coasting club in " BOOM
ing" the affair along the line of the road
If the last week in February seems favor
able some day in that week will probably
be chosen.
WE have the pleasure of recording very
creditable incident in the life of a Ver-
monter, who was formerly resident of
Montpelier, but for many years past has
been a banker in Milwaukee-H II. II. Camp
second son of Hon. David NJ. Camp
of Derby, who was the first president of the
Vermont senate. Mr.. Camp began several
years ago to set apart for benevolent pur-
poses fixed percentage of his annual in
come, and, after meeting all current calls
upon that fund, he found that the balance
amounted to $4,000. Regarding this sum as
not his own, except for use in the purposes
to which it was dedicated, he has given it to
a chartered charity relief association, organ
lied for the receiving, caring for and disburse.
ment of money for benevolent, charitable,
religious and educational purposes. This
association is to be formed under the charge
of five trustees, the first board consisting of
Mr. Camp and his wife and son. and family
connections succeed to it.
THE resignation of Hon. w. II. II. Bing
ham, president of the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, was accepted and his
successor chosen at the regular monthly
meeting held at the Office of the company
in Montpelier on Wednesday of last week
AT the same time the following resolution
was presented and unanimously adopted
ReSOlred, That in the retirement of Hon. W. II.
II. Bingham from the presidency of this company.
after service of thirtyive years a director and
a faithful executive ofiicer and his associate di,
rectors genial and courteous chairman; and the
tinuance of the high esteem and personal regard
which they have for so long had for him and feel
Just pride i'll his long and honorable record while in
the service OF this company; and they express the
nope that ne wii continue to remain IN the board
perence he has had IN its affairs.
Hon. Fred E. Smith of Montpelier, vice.
president of the company for some years
past, was unanimously elected to the presi-
dency of the company and Mr.. Charles 7.
Sabin was made its vice-president. Both
elections will meet the hearty approval of
policy-holders throughout the state, who
will have no hesitancy in transferring to his
successor the implicit confidence which was
placed in Mr.. Bingham during his service
as president. Mr.. Sabin, who has been con-
nected with the company as a director for
some years, will make an able vice-president
TUESDAY evening, February 10Th, is the
date decided upon for the grand musical
and dramatic entertainment by home talent,
under the auspices of the Ladies' Library
Guild, and the "place where " will be
Blanchard Opera-house, the use of which
for the OCCASION has been kindly given by
Mr.. Blanchard. The entertainment will
begin with the laughable farce, "The Two
Bonnycastles," in which the following char
acters will appear:
Mr.. Smuggins. ns........................M Mr. IT, A. Huse
Mr.. John James es.Iohnson............M Mr. f. L. Eaton.
Mr. Bonnycastle, NJ , AZ t,o..,.,
alias Mr.. Jeremiah JOram, n '" foii"''
Mrs. Bonnycaste .....,.... Miss Eule Eaton.
Helen niece to Smuggins. go. Miss Gerte Ormsbee.
MISS Hattie Iromblee
At the conclusion of this part of the per-
formance will be presented the delightful
opera, The Crimson Scarf" under the
direction of Mr.. #. w. Bancroft and with
| Mr.. III. III. Scribner as accompanist. The
! following is the cast and below is given the
argument"
Cornarino Venetian noble. .....Mr. II. c. Gleason.
SassafrassO,
a Venetian citizen; ,admrer Mr.. t. r. Merrill Jr
| ard translator of Seneca J
Ernesto Cornarno's ,,,..,.. MIR. u. w, Bancroft
Marco, ms steward ,,;.,,,;,,. . Mr.. w. G, Berry
Blanca Sassafrassos daughter. Miss Josie Robinson
Time Decadence of Venetian Republic
Argument-" Ernesto son of Cornarino, the
terrible Procurator of the Council of Three
loves Blanca, the daughter of Sassafrasso, a
wealthy scholar. Cornarino, detecting their
secret meetings by means of the Crimson
Scarf and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS love-letter,
confronts Sassairasso and discovers, as he
thinks, p conspiracy. He is taken by Sas-
safrasso for Bianca's lover, and is by him
invited to supper. Complications ensue.
] The lovers are Darte1 and SaSsafraSsO is